That’s What She Zed

Well, I think this is the first time our level-headed, even tempered Lucy has lost it. Pretty scary, I must say.

And as for that whole “zed” thing. For some strange reason, the British don’t pronounce the letter Z … “Zee.” Instead they call it “zed.” As in, “A to zed.” Odd. Not sure why, really. Maybe my British readers can weigh in on this and give some insight.

Of course, we can figure out what the term “blooming” means, so I’ll leave it at that.

The old classic You had one job. I read that line at another comic just the other day but can’t remember where. I think Duffy is the perfect person that the line fits to a tee. Retooling does sound technical enough to be a valid reason/excuse.
Not just the Brits. We Tasmanians, and the Aussies from that big North Island say Zed too. I thought it was only Americans who say Zee but maybe I’m wrong. I don’t really know the why of it all. We would say “Tougher? It was three flaming/flamin’ words!!!”

I thought that over, which word should I use. i wanted to use bloody, but I’ve been told it’s not a nice word. Equivalent to the use of Damn. I though about flaming but settled on blooming/bloomin. I may have made a mistake making Lucy British, since I really don’t know first hand how things are said. I’ve tried spelling things differently: centre vs center, but…. I guess I could write you guys and ask, “how would you say this?”

After reading today’s strip, I asked a friend of mine from England why “zed” and not “zee”. His response was that up until the turn of the 20th century, English English and American English were pretty much the same. And over a period of time, changes were made. Like Colour to Color. I suspect the reasons for the change range anywhere from simplifying, all the way to ego. Who knows. 😀 Great strip as always though!